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Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Rochedale South - Priestdale

Name: Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Rochedale South - Priestdale — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.6 km apart · Sheldon - Mount Cotton profile · Rochedale South - Priestdale profile

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Rochedale South - Priestdale

Rochedale South - Priestdale and Sheldon - Mount Cotton are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Rochedale South - Priestdale is very walkable, where 84.3% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed and the drive time to the city is just 18 minutes. In contrast, Sheldon - Mount Cotton is mostly car-dependent, with a much longer 56-minute drive to the city and only 34.1% of homes in a 15-minute walkshed. Wealth and diversity also differ; Sheldon - Mount Cotton has a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (37.6% compared to 22.7%), while Rochedale South - Priestdale has a far higher share of people using another language at home (18.3% compared to 5.7%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, with 25.2% in Rochedale South - Priestdale and 21.9% in Sheldon - Mount Cotton. They also share a typical resident age of 37. Over time, some gaps have grown, such as the difference in the share of people born overseas and the number of people who do not have a religion, both of which are now more pronounced.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,037 larger in Rochedale South - Priestdale Unemployment: 2.1 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale Other language: 12.7 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale One-parent: 5.7 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale Renting: 11.7 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +7,037 larger in Rochedale South - Priestdale gap narrowing

8,357 43rd pct 15,394 77th pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale even gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

26.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 23.4%

23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 21.1%

11.0% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%

Marital status

59.6% Married ◂ +7.8 pts 51.8%

29.5% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

6.5% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.0% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Rochedale South - Priestdale

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.7% Australia ◂ +8.2 pts 70.5%

5.8% England ◂ +2.8 pts 3.0%

4.0% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.5% India +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.4% South Africa ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

0.4% China +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.3% English ◂ +11.6 pts 35.7%

39.6% Australian ◂ +6.5 pts 33.0%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%

11.1% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%

6.6% German ◂ +0.9 pts 5.7%

1.2% Chinese +3.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% Indian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.6% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +13.9 pts 78.5%

0.4% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.0% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 49.4%

47.5% No religion ◂ +9.1 pts 38.4%

3.6% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.3% Islam +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.42 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1.03 16th pct 0.62 3rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +5 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

17 45th pct 22 55th pct

Students in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +1,173 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

2,086 64th pct 913 34th pct

Avg size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +587 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,043 93rd pct 457 55th pct

ICSEA in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +83 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,102 84th pct 1,019 52nd pct

Highest year of school

65.2% Year 12 ◂ +0.7 pts 64.5%

20.2% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 19.4%

6.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

4.9% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.5 pts 30.3%

23.4% Bachelor degree +3.5 pts ▸ 26.9%

19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 16.9%

6.1% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +4.2 pts 15.0%

11.2% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.9% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.8% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 6.7%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$209 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$1,050 81st pct $841 57th pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$706 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,637 91st pct $1,931 61st pct

Family income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$534 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,687 81st pct $2,153 55th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +9.7 pts ▸ 25.8%

18.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 13.6%

18.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.6 pts 9.1%

5.4% Under $650 +5.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

33.0% Under $650 +6.1 pts ▸ 39.1%

31.5% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 34.0%

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 20.4%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.5% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.8% Other condition even 8.8%

6.5% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.3% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.1% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

1.2% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +3.5 pts 65.8%

18.7% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 19.8%

4.9% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +152 larger in Rochedale South - Priestdale

160 46th pct 312 67th pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +2 yrs older in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

22 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$232 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$850 79th pct $618 47th pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$556 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$2,524 88th pct $1,968 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.3 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap narrowing

3.1 91st pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +7.5 pts 62.6%

21.6% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 23.1%

8.0% One-parent families +5.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.3% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

30.3% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 32.2%

26.4% 4 people ◂ +7.6 pts 18.8%

19.6% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 18.7%

9.0% 1 person +9.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 8.0%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$80 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$475 86th pct $395 60th pct

Mortgage in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +$367 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap narrowing

$2,167 73rd pct $1,800 47th pct

People / bedroom in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.5 pts 46.1%

26.3% Owned outright +3.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

10.7% Rented +11.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

0.6% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

99.5% Separate house ◂ +11.1 pts 88.4%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +30.2 pts 28.4%

21.7% 3 bedrooms +31.9 pts ▸ 53.6%

17.0% 5 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 8.5%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.7% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

71.9% $350–$549 ◂ +14.2 pts 57.7%

7.9% $200–$349 +15.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

14.4% $550–$749 ◂ +7.4 pts 7.0%

3.6% Under $200 +4.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.3 pts 40.1%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 +13.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

18.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 7.6%

8.1% Under $1,000 +5.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +57 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

22 32nd pct 79 79th pct

Stops/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +2.50 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

2.63 27th pct 5.13 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +279.9 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

199.8 25th pct 479.7 37th pct

PT routes in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale even

6 43rd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +69 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

74 100th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +38 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

56 76th pct 18 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +7,037 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

8,357 22nd pct 15,394 49th pct

Reach 45 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +7,037 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

8,357 13th pct 15,394 23rd pct

Transit to city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale

— 75 79th pct

How people get to work

62.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.6 pts 60.5%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 15.8%

2.9% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.7% Bus +2.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 43.1%

14.8% 1 vehicle +15.4 pts ▸ 30.2%

21.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.1 pts 15.5%

15.1% 4 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 8.1%

0.7% No vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance +2.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

14.3% Construction ◂ +3.8 pts 10.5%

10.7% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 6.4%

6.4% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.9% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

1.9% Finance & insurance +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals +3.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.1 pts 14.5%

15.9% Managers ◂ +4.9 pts 10.9%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.5% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +2 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +3 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +3 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +1 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +63 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,074 79th pct 1,011 56th pct

ERP in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +7,311 higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

8,742 41st pct 16,053 75th pct

Growth in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.8 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

3.3% 39th pct 2.6% 33rd pct

Businesses in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +316 higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

792 43rd pct 1,108 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +77 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,271 79th pct 1,193 74th pct

Max temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.4 higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

26.0 75th pct 26.4 79th pct

Min temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.2 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

15.5 84th pct 15.3 82nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +3.3 higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

3.2 22nd pct 6.5 66th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +3.1 more in Rochedale South - Priestdale

3.2 22nd pct 6.4 67th pct

15-min city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +50.2 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

34.1% 24th pct 84.3% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +50.9 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

33.4% 23rd pct 84.3% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +44.9 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

53.4% 26th pct 98.3% 68th pct

Walk to school in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +42.5 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

39.8% 23rd pct 82.4% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +18.6 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

80.3% 28th pct 98.9% 55th pct

Walk to health in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +30.1 pts higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

33.3% 38th pct 63.5% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +11.6 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

22.9 78th pct 11.3 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +67 higher in Rochedale South - Priestdale

23 31st pct 91 49th pct

Mean slope in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Rochedale South - Priestdale +0.9 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7.6% 78th pct 6.7% 70th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Rochedale South - Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/vs/311061332/rochedale-south-priestdale